Wovenwar has teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere new track "Profane," which comes off the band's upcoming debut, self-titled album (reviewed here) due out next Tuesday, August 5th. Check out the song below.

Wovenwar is currently out on the road with Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society playing as direct support. The tour kicked off on July 17th in Cincinnati, OH and wraps up in Albuquerque, NM on August 4. Full details are available below. More...

Wovenwar - the project featuring most of the members of As I Lay Dying and Shane Blay from Oh, Sleeper - is gearing up to drop new self-titled album (reviewed here).

"Wovenwar" will be available in North America on August 5th, in the UK/Europe on August 4th, and in the European GAS territories on the 1st of August. Today you can also hear samples from several tracks off the release. Check them out below or at the Wovenwar SoundCloud page here. More...

It's Friday night, and if you have a beer in your hand, you naturally ought to be listening to two guys yammering about metal. This week on the Metalunderground.com Official Podcast, we apply our finely sharpened critics' scalpels and "rapists' wit" to yet another round of new and upcoming music from a diverse array of bands.

Co-host Kevin Perez (n0thinghead) has a well-documented hankering for technical and progressive metal, and eagerly tackles two fresh new songs, "Sapphire" and "Carved In Stone," from forward-thinking extreme outfit Fallujah.

Co-host Mike Smith (OverkillExposure) offers a stiff double, sans chaser: the much-hyped eponymous debut album from Wovenwar (ex-As I Lay Dying) and "Till Death, La Familia," the seventh disc from New Jersey "Latin metal" sextet Ill Niño. In Mike's opinion, one of these efforts is good... the other ain't so hot. Find out which is which, and why.

Finally, Kevin recaps DevilDriver's recent headlining show at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL, featuring Whitechapel, Carnifex, Revocation, and Rivers Of Nihil. Check out his reaction to the show (for which we held a promotional ticket giveaway), and if you attended one of the tour dates, see if it approximates your own experience. We want to hear from you!

After the amusingly ridiculous interview with would-be hitman hirer Tim Lambesis - in which he blamed his actions on lack of belief in god - former bandmate Nick Hipa (now with Wovenwar) has conducted an interview to speak about the band's demise, the rise of his new group, Christianity, and more in the MetalSucks podcast.

During the hour-plus long interview, Nick Hipa claims that Tim Lambesis’ crime was not completely out of character, stating:

"Any dude in a band … they are very aware of their bandmates’ highs and their lows, the strengths of their characters, and their flaws. You kind of just accept each other for it. I think even to the extent that you’re like, ‘Man, y’know, this dude sucks, but he’s got other things going for him.’ But for us, we started to see the degradation of [Lambesis'] character to [the point where it was] like, ‘There’s nothing really redeeming here. This guy is losing touch. What do we do? This is somebody that we’re involved with on multiple levels.’

"And so we just tried to keep things together as well as we could, and not let any of those things ruin the band and what we had built. But when [Lambesis was arrested], I think we were surprised, [but] we weren’t shocked like everyone else. This came out of the blue for everyone else… we did not expect things to go as far as they did, but [what Lambesis did] wasn’t completely out of character.”

Wovenwar's self-titled debut is due out August 5th, 2014 and you can check out a song from the release at this location. Lambesis meanwhile has been sentenced to six years of incarceration for attempting to hire an undercover officer to murder his wife.

Wovenwar has officially announced August 5th as the release date for the band's self-titled debut album in North America. The album will be released August 4th in UK/Europe and August 1st in the European G/A/S territories.

Fans can now stream a new song, titled "The Mason," as well as pre-order the album via Metal Blade here (check out the song in the player below).

You can see footage from the band's time in the studio over here, or catch the band live in the U.S. and Europe this summer (dates after the jump). More...

Wovenwar will be playing three record release shows in southern California this August. The shows will be at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, Soma in San Diego, and The Roxy in Hollywood.

These shows take place after the new band hones its live edge on tour with Black Label Society July through early August. Tickets for the record release shows will go on sale Friday, June 13th. Tickets and info for the band's full list of current dates can be found at this location.

A new track and pre-orders for the band's self-titled debut will be launched next week. "Wovenwar" will be available in North America on August 5th, in the UK/Europe on August 4th, and in the European GAS territories on the 1st of August.

Wovenwar documented the recording process of this forthcoming self-titled debut, due out later this summer. Check out the latest video clip from the studio right here. More...

Wovenwar - which includes in its ranks Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of As I Lay Dying and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper - is due to release a debut album this Summer.

Today the band has released another studio video documenting the band's time recording the forthcoming release. Check out part 4, covering vocals, in the player below, or see the previously posted part 3 at this location.

Wovenwar documented the entire recording process of the band's self-titled debut album, due out later this summer.

Guitarist Nick Hipa shot and edited the series, and the third studio video features clips of Josh Gilbert tracking bass, plus some non-sequitur humor from the guys in the band and producer Bill Stevenson. Check it out below, and you can also see the previous video in the series right here.

Wovenwar will embark on the band's first ever U.S. tour in July and August with Black Label Society and Kyng. Dates are available below.

With the Revolver Golden Gods Tour coming to a close at the end of next week, Black Label Society has announced a new batch of dates in support of latest LP "Catacombs of the Black Vatican."

Tour dates will kick off in Cincinnati, Ohio at the famed Bogart's venue and run through the first week of August with Wovenwar and Kyng supporting.

Earlier this month, Black Label Society made its network television debut by performing current single "Angel of Mercy" on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The episode featuring the performance will re-air tonight at 12:35/11:35c on NBC.

Wovenwar has released the second in a series of studio videos covering the band's time recording an upcoming self-titled album.

Wovenwar, featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of As I Lay Dying, and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper, also just released the first single titled "All Rise." Give it a listen at this location.

Over the last year, Wovenwar completed work on the new material recorded with producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) with mixing duties currently being handled by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium). Wovenwar's debut self-titled release will be dropping in late summer 2014.

Wovenwar documented the recording process of the band's self-titled debut album and the first studio video features a candid looking at drummer Jordan Mancino tracking his parts for the record. Check it out below. Jordan Mancino reflects on tracking for the new album:

"It's weird to think that I finished tracking drums for this Wovenwar record over 5 months ago. What an amazing and powerful experience it was being back in the studio creating and tracking with Nick, Phil, and Josh, and for the first time with Shane. Our past studio experiences together have always been done with the utmost efficiency and professionalism.

"With this Wovenwar record, we carried that same dedication of efficiency, but with more room and purpose to create while in the studio. This being the first time in the studio with Shane it was easy to tell that he shares the same dedication as the four us. Having Bill and Jason as producers, Daniel and Joseph as engineers, as well Colin and Carl for mixing, I couldn't have imagined a more epic team of dudes to be part of this record.

"The history we all have together set the tone and comfort for this recording process, but what was accomplished was much more than I ever imagined. I am honored to be part of this record and honored to stand alongside my fellow band mates and production team as we begin this process of showing 'All Rise' to the world."

Wovenwar, featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act As I Lay Dying, and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper, also just released the first single titled "All Rise." Give it a listen at this location.

Over the last year, Wovenwar completed work on the new material recorded with producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) with mixing duties currently being handled by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium). Wovenwar's debut self-titled release will be dropping in late summer 2014. More...

This week, our Official Podcast brings you another round of live music recaps. First, co-host Mike Smith (OverkillExposure) revisits the burgeoning local metal scene of Lynchburg, Virginia – previously covered here – with a rundown of its newly minted “Thursday Throwdown” series of concerts.

The second show, held at Phase 2 on Thursday, April 17th, presented a compact and delightfully complete ceremony of rock and metal tribute, starting with three-piece cover act Mourn The Illusion, continuing with progressive melodic metallers Unspoken, and culminating with headliners and local hard rock darlings Singleside ("Moving Forward" album review here).

Next up, co-host Kevin Perez (n0thinghead) discusses a recent headlining performance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by Canadian bizarro-metal wackos Protest The Hero. Check out his thoughts about the bill, which included openers Intervals, eclectic tech-proggers The Safety Fire, and strangely, Detroit thrashers Battlecross.

Wovenwar - featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar), and Josh Gilbert (bass/vocals) of act As I Lay Dying and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper - has just released the first single titled "All Rise."

The track off the band's upcoming self-titled debut, due out in late Summer, 2014. Check out the song below or over at the official Wovenwar site here.

Over approximately the last year, Wovewar completed work on the new material recorded with producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag), with mixing duties currently being handled by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium). Further details on the release are forthcoming. More...

After it was recently announced that Oh, Sleeper's Shane Blay would be joining Wovenwar - the band featuring most of the members of As I Lay Dying - Blay has now issued the following update:

"To put to rest the rumors that I'm leaving Oh Sleeper I tell you this: Micah and I started this band 8 years ago and have stayed with it through the thick and thin. That is still the case. Its tattoo'd on my chest for crying out loud. As long as Oh Sleeper is a band, I'll be in it."

A teaser trailer for Wovenwar's upcoming music can be heard below, and the band's first single "All Rise" is due out April 21st. More...

After the weird announcement that turned out to actually be from Tim Lambesis and not the other members of the band, the non-felonious members of As I Lay Dying have revealed their new project: Wovenwar! The band consists of:

Check out a teaser trailer below, or you can follow Wovenwar at the band's official website and Facebook profile. The band has stated that a new single titled "All Rise" will also be released online on April 21st. More...